âWe did two takes of the song, and itâs performed in front of a pretty big crowd,â Demme remembered. âAnd by that point, Meryl wasnât even looking at the strings, she was just playing.
âOzymandiasâ is at first glance a sonnet about the transitory nature of life and its pretensions of fame and fortune. The decaying, ancient statue bears witness to the fact that the pursuit of power and glory for their own sakes are not only fleeting, but they are also illusory, unworthy ambitions even within the lifetime of their seekers.
On the pedestal of the statue appear the words: My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: / Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!. But around the decaying ruin of the statue, nothing remains, only the lone and level sands, which stretch out around it, far away. + 9 others found this useful.Nisarg Avashia. Answered.n 1818 when the poem was written, there was great upheaval in England because of Napoleon and the french revolution. England is beginning to lose it's stronghold on the world. Just as the city of Ozymandias of Ancient Egypt did after the death of Ramses the Great.